G. W. Carver High School (Hahnville, Louisiana)

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G. W. Carver High School
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Hahnville
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Coordinates 29°58′01″N90°24′36″W / 29.967081°N 90.410129°W / 29.967081; -90.410129 Coordinates: 29°58′01″N90°24′36″W / 29.967081°N 90.410129°W / 29.967081; -90.410129
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G. W. Carver High School was a public high school located in Hahnville, Louisiana in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana. It served black students on the west bank of the Mississippi River. [1] It was in the St. Charles Parish Public School System.

Hahnville, Louisiana Census-designated place in Louisiana, United States

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St. Charles Parish, Louisiana Parish in the United States

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History

G. W. Carver High School was a secondary racially segregated school located in Hahnville, Louisiana that opened in 1952. [2] After the school closed, its students were moved to Hahnville High School.

George Washington Carver American botanist and inventor

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Mary M. Bethune High School was a public high school located in present-day Norco, Louisiana in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana. It served black students on the east bank of the Mississippi River, from grades 1 through 12. It was in the St. Charles Parish Public School System.

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  1. ↑ "Hahnville/Norco Town History". stcharlesparish-la.gov. Retrieved 2016-01-02.Cite web requires |website= (help)
  2. ↑ "George Washington Carver High School". neworleansadvocate. Retrieved 2016-01-02.Cite web requires |website= (help)
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